| Don't Drink the Kool-Aid Written by: Trent 2/1/06 |
Since I started this site I have gotten many emails. Many have come from conservatives and many of them have come
from liberals. I have had great discussions and debates with some of the more friendly liberals. I have also been called
various names that I won't disclose here. I have been accused of being brainwashed. I have been accused of not
standing up for what's right. I have been accused of using talking points from the Republican Party. I have been told
that I am too young to know any better. I have been told that I don't have a brain of my own. It goes on and on.
Let me save some of you liberals out there some time. I do think on my own. I do not receive talking points from
anyone nor would I use them if they were ever sent to me. I will agree with the Republicans when I truly believe in the
cause and I will criticize them when I think they are wrong. I will agree with Democrats if they are right and will criticize
them when they are wrong. They just happen to be wrong a lot more often. I have a mind of my own and will share my
views on subjects as I see them. Of course most of my views are conservative. After all, I am a proud conservative. I
am no more brainwashed than a liberal who believes in their viewpoints. So please stop telling me that I only listen Rush
or Sean. I listen to and read authors and pundits and radio personalities from both the liberal standpoint and the
conservative standpoint. Please stop telling me that the conservatives are braindead and walk in lockstep. I read many
debates in political forums and blogs. As a matter of fact, some of the best debates I've seen have been between two
conservatives arguing their different viewpoints on a particular issue. Conservatives and liberals each have their beliefs
and just because we don't agree with each other does not mean that either one of us are brainwashed. We can both
look at the same facts and come up with different opinions. Sean Hannity does not tell me what to think. He confirms
that there are others out there that think like I do. Just as Alan Colmes doesn't tell a liberal how to think. He confirms
there are people out there that have liberal views.
The funny thing is I get emails from the kook liberals spouting all their hatred towards President Bush and the
Republican Party and conservatives in general. They tell me how stupid I am for believing "the Bush administration's
lies." Then two sentences later they are spouting off "their facts" which they learned from Michael Moore's joke of a
documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. These kooks proceed to tell me that conservatives are full of hatred and racism. (I
usually tell them to read my "Who are the real racists?" editorial and get back to me.) Yet, they somehow miss the pure
hatred and contempt coming from their own mouths or keyboards. And it is always the same 4 or 5 points from every
one of them. It seems as if these people are unaware that they are doing exactly what they are accusing me of doing.
I occasionally get emails from young conservatives stating that they are arguing with their parents or a teacher or friends
about politics. They ask if I have any talking points they might be able to use. I always tell them the same thing. Don't
use talking points. Learn as much as you can by listening to and reading both liberal and conservative material. Make
informed decisions about any given topic. Don't be a phoney if you happen not to believe in one issue that most
conservatives believe in. Be proud of your views....even the liberal ones. Don't accept hearsay and rumor and innuendo
as fact. Never drink the Kool-aid of either party.
So here's my promise to anyone reading this. I do not and will not drink the Kool-aid of anyone. I try to learn as much
as I can about any issue that interests me. I try to hear both sides of each issue and make informed decisions on my
own. Most of my views are conservative. However, I actually have views on a few topics that are more liberal than
other conservatives. I will always try to be intellectually honest. I ask the same of all of you.
from liberals. I have had great discussions and debates with some of the more friendly liberals. I have also been called
various names that I won't disclose here. I have been accused of being brainwashed. I have been accused of not
standing up for what's right. I have been accused of using talking points from the Republican Party. I have been told
that I am too young to know any better. I have been told that I don't have a brain of my own. It goes on and on.
Let me save some of you liberals out there some time. I do think on my own. I do not receive talking points from
anyone nor would I use them if they were ever sent to me. I will agree with the Republicans when I truly believe in the
cause and I will criticize them when I think they are wrong. I will agree with Democrats if they are right and will criticize
them when they are wrong. They just happen to be wrong a lot more often. I have a mind of my own and will share my
views on subjects as I see them. Of course most of my views are conservative. After all, I am a proud conservative. I
am no more brainwashed than a liberal who believes in their viewpoints. So please stop telling me that I only listen Rush
or Sean. I listen to and read authors and pundits and radio personalities from both the liberal standpoint and the
conservative standpoint. Please stop telling me that the conservatives are braindead and walk in lockstep. I read many
debates in political forums and blogs. As a matter of fact, some of the best debates I've seen have been between two
conservatives arguing their different viewpoints on a particular issue. Conservatives and liberals each have their beliefs
and just because we don't agree with each other does not mean that either one of us are brainwashed. We can both
look at the same facts and come up with different opinions. Sean Hannity does not tell me what to think. He confirms
that there are others out there that think like I do. Just as Alan Colmes doesn't tell a liberal how to think. He confirms
there are people out there that have liberal views.
The funny thing is I get emails from the kook liberals spouting all their hatred towards President Bush and the
Republican Party and conservatives in general. They tell me how stupid I am for believing "the Bush administration's
lies." Then two sentences later they are spouting off "their facts" which they learned from Michael Moore's joke of a
documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. These kooks proceed to tell me that conservatives are full of hatred and racism. (I
usually tell them to read my "Who are the real racists?" editorial and get back to me.) Yet, they somehow miss the pure
hatred and contempt coming from their own mouths or keyboards. And it is always the same 4 or 5 points from every
one of them. It seems as if these people are unaware that they are doing exactly what they are accusing me of doing.
I occasionally get emails from young conservatives stating that they are arguing with their parents or a teacher or friends
about politics. They ask if I have any talking points they might be able to use. I always tell them the same thing. Don't
use talking points. Learn as much as you can by listening to and reading both liberal and conservative material. Make
informed decisions about any given topic. Don't be a phoney if you happen not to believe in one issue that most
conservatives believe in. Be proud of your views....even the liberal ones. Don't accept hearsay and rumor and innuendo
as fact. Never drink the Kool-aid of either party.
So here's my promise to anyone reading this. I do not and will not drink the Kool-aid of anyone. I try to learn as much
as I can about any issue that interests me. I try to hear both sides of each issue and make informed decisions on my
own. Most of my views are conservative. However, I actually have views on a few topics that are more liberal than
other conservatives. I will always try to be intellectually honest. I ask the same of all of you.
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